UFC 65

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 65: Bad Intentions


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = November 18, 2006
venue = ARCO Arena
city = Sacramento, California
attendance = 14,666 (12,362 paid) [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3235&zoneid=13]
gate = $2,138,020 [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3235&zoneid=13]
purse = $457,000 (disclosed)
buyrate = 500,000 [http://www.wrestlingobserver.com]
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"UFC 65: Bad Intentions" was a mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California – the UFC’s first show at this venue.

Background

The card featured the anticipated rematch between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship – a fight originally scheduled for "UFC 63". "UFC 65" also featured a heavyweight title bout between UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia and Jeff Monson.

"UFC 65"'s original slated main event was a championship superfight with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell defending his title against PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva, a matchup UFC President Dana White announced during "UFC 61" on July 8, 2006. Since then, the matchup appeared to have been postponed or cancelled because Tito Ortiz had been guaranteed a title shot at UFC 66, which was too close to UFC 65, as White stated in several interviews. [cite web
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The Hughes vs. St. Pierre main event was long awaited. It was first officially announced to happen at "UFC 63" during the July 17 2006 edition of the "The Hot List" on ESPNEWS. The fight was announced before, without a date, at a press conference in Toronto, Canada on April 7 2006, and the matchup was alluded to—but not officially announced—during the PPV broadcast of "UFC 58". [cite news
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Results

Preliminary card

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Jake O'Brien vs. flagicon|USA Josh Shockman:O'Brien wins by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA James Irvin vs. flagicon|USA Hector Ramirez:Irvin wins by TKO due to strikes at 2:36 of round two. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Netherlands Antoni Hardonk vs. flagicon|USA Sherman Pendergarst:Hardonk wins by knockout at 3:15 of round one. Pandergarst was a late replacement for Brad Imes. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Nick Diaz vs. flagicon|Brazil Gleison Tibau:Diaz wins by TKO (due to strikes) at 2:27 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Joe Stevenson vs. flagicon|Japan Dokonjonosuke Mishima:Stevenson wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:07 of round one.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Frank Mir vs. flagicon|USA Brandon Vera:Vera wins by TKO (due to strikes) at 1:09 of round one.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|Italy Alessio Sakara vs. flagicon|USA Drew McFedries:McFedries wins by TKO (due to strikes) at 4:07 of round one. McFedries was a late replacement for Wilson Gouveia.

*Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Tim Sylvia vs. flagicon|USA Jeff Monson:Sylvia retains the UFC Heavyweight Championship title and wins by unanimous decision after five rounds. The judges scores for the bout 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.

*Welterweight Championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Matt Hughes vs. flagicon|CAN Georges St. Pierre:St. Pierre wins by TKO (due to strikes) at 1:25 of round two to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion.

Fighter Payouts

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 65 was $457,000. [ [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/11/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-65-fighter.html] ] The individual payouts are listed below. The purse amounts include the payment amounts for show and win. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses

Main event

*Georges St. Pierre ($58,000) def. Matt Hughes ($75,000)
*Tim Sylvia ($120,000) def. Jeff Monson ($13,000)

Main card

*Brandon Vera ($40,000) def. Frank Mir ($30,000)
*Drew McFedries ($8,000) def. Alessio Sakara ($10,000)
*Joe Stevenson ($24,000) def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima ($8,000)

Preliminary card

*James Irvin (fighter) ($10,000) def. Hector Ramirez ($3,000)
*Antoni Hardonk ($6,000) def. Sherman Pendergarst ($4,000)
*Nick Diaz ($24,000) def. Gleison Tibau ($3,000)
*Jake O'Brien ($12,000) def. Josh Shockman ($3,000)

References

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External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
* [http://65.ufc.com/ Official UFC 65 Site]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?EventID=4313 UFC 65 Results on Sherdog.com]
* [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/11/mixed-martial-arts-ufc-65-fighter.html Full Listing of UFC 65 Fighter Salaries]